Samsung GALAXY S4 debuts in New Zealand

Auckland, New
Zealand – 15 April, 2013 – Samsung New Zealand today
announced the highly-anticipated Samsung GALAXY S4*
smartphone will be available to New Zealand consumers from
10:00am on April 27, 2013.

Due to its geographical
location New Zealand consumers will be the first in the
world to purchase the device. Other countries throughout the
world will also start selling the device from 10am their
local time on April 27.

At launch the smartphone will be
sold through selected retailers nationwide including
Vodafone, Telecom and 2degrees** and will come in two
colours – Black Mist and White Frost.

Samsung New
Zealand has also confirmed that only the 4G-capable 1.9 GHz
Quad-Core Processor version of the device will be available
locally. The device will also feature Navigon – a premium
navigation service from GPS technology company Garmin.

Unveiled on March 15 (NZST) at the Samsung Unpacked event
in New York, the Samsung GALAXY S4 is set to redefine the
smartphone experience. The device features the world’s
first Full HD Super AMOLED display and 5-inch large screen
for stunning viewing quality and a host of new applications
including S-Translator, Smart Scroll and Smart Pause.

The
device is also equipped with a 13 megapixel rear camera and
Dual Shot for simultaneous use of both front and rear
cameras. It includes 12 different shooting modes for
capturing the perfect shot.

Samsung New Zealand Sales
Director Jon Barrell says the company is expecting the
GALAXY S4 to be as popular, if not more so, than its
record-breaking predecessor – the GALAXY SIII.

“The
GALAXY S4 takes the smartphone experience to the next level.
From the 13 megapixel camera to its unmatched processing
power and brilliant screen quality - it’s an impressive
device and we’re confident Kiwis are going to love it.”

Users can look forward to a number of standout features
of the GALAXY S4, including:

Navigon powered by
Garmin• Get Navigation you can trust with free premium
mapping from Navigon – powered by Garmin. The Navigon
application is fully installed^ on the Galaxy S4 ensuring
navigation is a low data experience. Features include 3D
mapping, lane change information and multi route planning.
^^

Dual Shot• Two cameras, one extraordinary
photo. Capture the ‘I was there’ moments of life by
simultaneously shooting with the front and rear cameras. Get
the perfect shot with more variety of styles to choose from.
With Dual Shot, friends and family can experience it all, no
matter how far away they may be.

Samsung ChatON
• Samsung ChatON for GALAXY S4 provides a holistic
communication experience by combining fun and creative text
messaging with a high quality mVoIP service. Users can enjoy
high quality voice chat with up to two friends on a WiFi and
mobile network. In addition, translation in ChatON, called
‘S Translator,’ enables users to enjoy chat with friends
using different languages. Received messages from buddies
can be translated automatically and manually into the
user’s language. Translation is also possible when sending
messages to friends. The translation function in ChatON is
available only in the GALAXY S4.

Group Play • Group
Play enables users to experience sharing photos, music,
documents and games with their friends wherever they are
without the need for a network environment. Compatible games
will be available from Samsung Apps. Samsung is also opening
it’s SDK to the public, encouraging more partner
development companies to develop various types of games in
the future, further embracing its philosophy of innovation
conceived by people in order to inspire them in return.

S
Voice TM Drive • For important tasks that require the
user’s hands and attention – making calls, answering
calls, organising messages, and asking for directions by
voice command. – users can now do it all while keeping
both hands safely on the steering wheel thanks to S Voice™
Drive. They simply tell it what to do.

Smart
Pause• There are times when users have to look away
from the screen while watching a movie. Samsung Smart Pause
stops the video automatically by detecting facial movement
and resumes it when the user looks back.

Smart
Scroll• With the Samsung Smart Scroll feature, users
can scroll through emails or webpages up or down. Users just
look at the screen and tilt the device back and forth –
the device will do all the work so they can enjoy reading
continuously without having to scroll down with
fingers.

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